<p>In my Sophmore year, I took AP Euro and got a 5. Junior year I took the AP US, Literature, Biology, and French exams and got 4,4,4 and 3 respectively. </p>
<p>I just want to know if colleges will look at my 4's and think that they're not good enough, or if they just want to see that I took advanced courses.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>I’m in a similar predicament. Took a few AP’s this year, got two 5’s and one 3.</p>
<p>…But I can’t really answer that until I know where you’re applying. A list of your colleges, please? :)</p>
<p>Right now my “tops” are:</p>
<p>Cornell
Brown (it’s my ‘yeah right’ school)
Boston College
College of the Holy Cross</p>
<p>Your grade in the class is more important than your AP score. If the low APs are relatively uninvolved with the major you’re applying to, then relax about it. You do not have to claim all of your APs.</p>
<p>For BC and Holy Cross, your scores are perfectly fine, and a 4 or higher is impressive.</p>
<p>For Brown and Cornell, the 5 will help. The 4 won’t make much of a difference. The 3 won’t hurt much either, since it’s only one 3.</p>
<p>But I’m pretty sure what questions you want answered:</p>
<p>Does this hurt my chances at Brown and Cornell?</p>
<p>Not in any significant way. Which means, if you get rejected, it most certainly was not because of your 3 on an AP test.</p>
<p>How much weight does it carry?</p>
<p>I would say very little, since your scores were average for Brown & Cornell. If you had a 1 or 2, it would hurt. If you had all 5’s, it would help. But with your current scores, it won’t do either. You’ll just have to impress the adcoms with other areas of your app.</p>
<p>Good luck. :)</p>
<p>The thing you fail to realize about AP scores is that you don’t need to report them to a college unless you want to. They only ask you to report them to get credit after you are accepted.</p>
<p>Very good point- but the only problem is when the transcript says AP Physics and then you dont report the score. . .</p>
<p>@Yassouid- Exactly! That’s why I’m always skeptical when people say I can just leave them out. I think that looks worse.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone who replied! I appreciate the help and advice.</p>
<p>Couldn’t you possibly have elected to not take the AP test? Unless your school makes everyone take AP tests or something. So an adcom wouldn’t automatically think you were hiding something if you had AP Physics but no score reported.</p>
<p>Yeah, you can take an AP class without taking the AP exam. The College Board offers AP classes as a way of introducing high school students to college-level courses. As an added benefit, you can choose to take the final exam for college credit/placement. But why should there be any problem in listing the AP classes you took while not including the exam scores? It’s not like you’re bound by contract to take the exam.</p>
<p>It does not count against you if you don’t take the exam/report the scores. Most schools use the scores as a placement tool or to grant credit for entry-level courses, not as part of admissions.</p>
<p>No don’t be skeptical, you can leave the scores out. There are 8 spots on the Common app for AP scores PLUS SAT 2 subject tests… the simple solution? Take more subject tests so you don’t have to put the bad AP score down.</p>